The USS George Mangham departed from the Mississippi River on 27 April 1862 and spent the next month cruising off Pensacola, Florida. Commander David Porter again assembled his mortar fleet at Pensacola and sailed 3 June to support the Union movement up the Mississippi River, arriving off Vicksburg, Mississippi, 20 June.
She assisted in the passage of the batteries there. Supported strongly by the mortar bombardment, Farragut steamed past the formidable Confederate works 28 June to join with Commodore Chales H. Davis further up the river.
The Mangham then returned downriver, engaging Confederate artillery on the riverbanks from time to time. After passing Grand Gulf, Mississippi, she arrived at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 12 July.
From there, she proceeded to Hampton Roads, Virginia, where she moored 30 July. Remaining at Hampton Roads until 29 August, the George Mangham first proceeded to to Baltimore, Maryland, then served as a guard ship on the Potomac River at Piney Point, Maryland.
--Old B-Runner
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